Silverback Therapeutics and ARS Pharmaceuticals Announce Merger

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Jul 21, 2022

Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBTX) (“Silverback”) and ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ARS”) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which ARS will merge with Silverback in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will focus on the potential regulatory approval and commercialization of neffy, ARS’s investigational epinephrine nasal spray for the treatment of Type I allergic reactions including anaphylaxis. The combined company is expected to have approximately $265M in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at closing. Upon stockholder approval, the combined company is expected to operate under the name ARS Pharmaceuticals and trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SPRY.” The merger is currently expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022.